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Stairwell

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A vertical shaft around which a staircase has been built.

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n. A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a vertical well around which there is a stairway

Word Usage

"A pristine stairwell is one more step toward her objective: a data-driven, no-excuses haven for learning, where all children excel and shoestrings never come undone."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

well

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

stairway passageway hallway alleyway hatchway